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#1 May-13-16 1:11PM
- backtofuturetoyota
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Stafford
- Registered: Jan-12-12
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Where to buy live bait
So, Capt Mike taught me a valuable lesson while fishing and that was....live bait works way better than anything I have in the bag. I promised myself that I would do more fishing this year and decided I would try out the local waters at Occoquan. After some searching it seems that Dawsons in woodbridge is the only place to get bait....does anyone know where else I can buy bait? Bait bucket won't work due to limited access to waters and worms....are worms....ewwww! lol
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#2 May-13-16 1:39PM
- Curly
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Re: Where to buy live bait
Pet Smart...........
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#3 May-13-16 1:46PM
- backtofuturetoyota
- Patagonian Toothfish
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Re: Where to buy live bait
really curly? I guess I could...and not say why I need them! But I bet they have feeder fish. Are there any specific types I should be getting?
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#4 May-13-16 1:55PM
- Curly
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Re: Where to buy live bait
Rosy Reds are sold as feeders
they are actually fathead minnows
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#5 May-13-16 2:02PM
- NOVAhunter
- Northern Snakehead
- From: Ashburn, va
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Re: Where to buy live bait
The store at the corner of gum springs and evergreen mills used to sell live bait and still has a sign in the window for it.
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#6 May-13-16 2:25PM
- Curly
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Re: Where to buy live bait
NOVAhunter wrote:
The store at the corner of gum springs and evergreen mills used to sell live bait and still has a sign in the window for it.
no minnows there..........just worms
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#7 May-13-16 4:33PM
- backtofuturetoyota
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Stafford
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Re: Where to buy live bait
Awesome guys! Rosy reds it is. let's see what I can get with them. I have a knee injury at the current time, but I'm gonna give it a serious go! Now where's my bait bucket!!!
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#8 May-13-16 6:10PM
- captmikestarrett
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- From: Potomac River
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Re: Where to buy live bait
Finding live bait and especially shiners is very hard. That is why I keep my own bait and have two very large tanks for them. It is a real struggle to keep them healthy too. Next year a chiller will get installed to prolong them in the spring heat.
This year I lucked out and the heat was not bad. I also added an AC unit and set it too 60 degrees and ran it over top of tanks. Four days of 80 degree weather and I lose half my bait.. 100.00 bucks right out the window.
Capt Mike
Light Tackle Fishing Guide on the Potomac
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#9 May-20-16 4:25PM
- gonefishing
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Re: Where to buy live bait
They sell minnows at Fountain Head Regional Park.
They also sell dead minnows, which make for decent catfish bait 
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#10 May-20-16 4:52PM
- backtofuturetoyota
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Stafford
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Re: Where to buy live bait
ok, so I went to a local aquarium shop in centreville who sold them 12 for $1.00 (medium). I picked up 2 dozen from the aquarium and headed off to Occoquan.
Immediately I caught a really nice crappie, then it started to rain and I had to seek shelter under the bridge! The bridge is really tall, so it didn't help that much. Only other bites I had were from catfish.
So, I left one rod in with the bobber and the other I put a tube on. Surprisingly, the tube caught my limit of 9 more crappie. I released the rest of my baitfish as a gesture of kindness. hahaha.
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